Q: Describe a “modern human” (Homo sapiens)
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Q: Using analogy / comparative method, describe what the first hominin who moved out of the trees and…
A: * Modern humans originated from Africa and evolved from recent common ancestor, Homo erectus. *It…
Q: There were no Neanderthals on the African continent True False
A: Introduction Neanderthals were a member of a group of archaic humans who emerged at least 200,000…
Q: Peramorphosis can occur when a feature, such as horns, _in a descendent than in its ancestor.
A: Heterochrony is the difference in time or pace of development as compared to an ancestor. Because…
Q: If you discovered a fossil hominin that was adapted for both arboreal and bipedal locomotion, had an…
A: Introduction Bipedalism is a type of terrestrial locomotion in which an organism moves by using its…
Q: Bipedal locomotion preceded the appearance of large brains over the course of hominid evolution True…
A: The process of evolution which resulted in the creation of Homo sapiens as a unique species of the…
Q: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Order: Dipnoi Suborder: Ceratodontoidei Family: Neoceratodontidae…
A: Neoceratodus forsterai is the only surviving lungfish species and is very old making it a living…
Q: Au. sediba lived in southern Africa around 2 mya. When did the first members of the Homo genus…
A: Australopithecus sediba is the extinct australopithecine who lived 1.98 milion years before on…
Q: How Long Might Neanderthals Have Co-Existed withModern Humans (Homo sapiens)?
A: homo sapiens and neanderthals shared common ancestry 0.5 million years ago and somewhere a split…
Q: Which species was probably the first of the genus Homo to migratefrom Africa?a. Homo erectusb. Homo…
A: Introduction: Evolution is a process that living organisms underwent in order to survive in the…
Q: Which species was probably the fi rst of the genus Homo to migratefrom Africa?a. Homo erectus d.…
A: The evolution of modern human i.e. Homo sapiens began around 2.5 to 3 million years ago. The members…
Q: Tiktaalik and Protarchaeopteryx are examples of transitional forms. In paleontology, what does…
A: Paleontology, usually spelled palaeontology or palaeontology, is the scientific study of life…
Q: simplified evolutionary lineage of: Australiopethicus Afranesis Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Homo…
A: 1 : Australiopethicus Afranesis : This species can be a direct descendant of Au.Ancestors and the…
Q: Discuss how Homo erectus might have differed fromHomo habilis.
A: Homo habilis Homo erectus Time Span About 2.33 to 1.44 million years ago Considering the most…
Q: These are older, more developed embryos from the same organisms. B Hypothesize which embryo is from…
A: Gill-like structures, also known as pharyngeal arches, may be seen in the embryos of birds and…
Q: Taxon Unit Kingdom Phylum Taxon Name Animalia Key features Have a notochord at some point in life…
A: Carl Linnaeus gave hierarchy of classification which included seven ranks - Kingdom Phylum Class…
Q: Describe what is known about Neanderthals and about the otherrecently discovered members of our…
A: The phenomenon of the evolution of a population that leads to the formation of distinct species is…
Q: Some scientists believe the first hominid to bea. Australopithecus boisei.b. Australopithecus…
A: Hominid: Hominid is a primatological term that belongs to any member of the family Hominidae. They…
Q: Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Muscidae -Musca- - Musca domestica Arthropoda…
A: All the life forms present on the earth are classified under three domains.
Q: Name the fossil hominid that is the oldest of theaustralopithecines.
A: The fossils of hominid include the member of the species Hominidae. It comprises the last ancestors…
Q: According to the fossil record, which of these species is the earliest of the Homo genus? a. H.…
A: Evolution is change in the heritable attributes of natural populaces over progressive ages. These…
Q: Distinguish among the following members of genus Homo: H. habilis, H. ergaster, H. erectus, H.…
A: In evolution the Human evolution is one of the major evolutionary process in the history of primates…
Q: Which archaic Homo sapiens fossil has cut marks on its face, indicating a burial or ritual practice?…
A: Introduction The evolutionary process that resulted in the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct…
Q: Some researchers think that Australopithecus garhi may be an ancestor of early Homo because [Select]
A: Australopithecus is a genus of extinct primates similar to modern humans that have been discovered…
Q: A potential transitional australopith is A)carolopithecus baskinus B) australopithrcus ramidus…
A: Humans do not evolve from the todays chimpanzees but human develop along side with the chimpanzees…
Q: Kiwis belong to the group ________. Question 2 options: Enantiornithes Ornithischia…
A: Biology is a branch of science that deals with the study of life. Biology is broadly divided into…
Q: A distinctive trait of robust australopithecines includes
A: Robust australopithecines had large premolars and molars, temporalis muscles and a sagittal crest…
Q: Which of these are considered the first true primates? a.Anthropoids b.Proconsulids…
A: Primates came into existence for the first time at around 80-55 million years ago and the oldest…
Q: Which of the following species lived at the same time as modern Homo sapiens? O Homo habilis O Homo…
A: Homo floresiensis
Q: To describe: The hypothesis supported by the new evidence that recently discovered fossil with…
A: There are two competing hypotheses for the origins of modern humans. African replacement is one of…
Q: Homo floresiensis fossils were discovered in_____ . a. Australia c. Indonesia b. China d. South…
A: The discovery of Homo floresiensis was largely unexpected, as most previous evidence suggested that…
Q: Australiopithicus was one of many hominid primates that lived during the late Neogene. This…
A: Homo erectus was the first ancestor to use fire Homo habilis was the first to use languages Homo…
Q: What is scientific name of man ? Rana tigrina Canis familaris Felis domestica Homo sapiens
A: Science is defined as the identification, observation, experimental investigation, theoretical…
Q: Evidence indicating that Orrorin tugenensis (a pre-australopithecine) was bipedal comes mainly from…
A: Orrorin tugenensis is one of the oldest early humans in our family tree, having lived roughly 6…
Q: • KINGDOM: animalia • PHYLUM: chordata • CLASS: mammalia • ORDER: primate • FAMILY: hominidae •…
A: Answer. Classification is the arrangement of taxa into some type of order. The purpose of…
Q: The classification of Neanderthals as Homo neandertalensis would mean that Neanderthals and living…
A: Human evolution refers to the change in characters from the ancestral to modern human. They are…
Q: Bipedal locomotion preceded the appearance of large brains over the course of hominid evolution True…
A: Introduction Bipedalism:- It allowed hominids to walk on two legs in an upright position and freed…
Q: Identify the first ancestral man from the following options. Ramapithecus Dryopithecus Homo habilis…
A: The evolution of human took place in the following order…
Q: Often considered an evolutionary dead end, _was a genus of species closely related to…
A: Q. Often considered an evolutionary dead end, ______was a genus of species closely related to…
Q: Ardipithecus Australopithecine S Homo habilis and Homo rudolfensis Homo ergaster and homo erectus…
A: Evolution:- The evolutionary process that led to the formation of Homo sapiens as a unique species…
Q: Tool use is a synapomorphy of which clade? Homo O Australopithecus O Paranthropus O None tools were…
A: Q. Sympanomorphy: Sympanomorphy is a character or characteristic that is shared by two or more…
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A: In the map, it shows that intergrades between all the subspecies with the exception of the two that…
Q: Contrast genus Paranthropus with Australopithecus
A: Evolution is change in the heritable qualities of natural populaces over progressive ages. These…
Q: Contrast physical and behavioral traits of genus Homo with Australopithecines.
A: The genus Homo comprises human members and modern humans are known as Homo sapiens. Striking…
Q: You have discovered a 2.1 million year old fossil with a parabola-shaped tooth row and a brain size…
A: Human evolution has led to the appearance of Homo sapiens as a different group in the hominid family…
Q: Describe the evidence suggesting that chimpanzees are theclosest living relatives of humans.
A: Taxonomy is the science of naming, characterizing, and classifying creatures, and it encompasses all…
Q: Which conditions would NOT lead to good preservation of a dead hominin skeleton? Group of answer…
A: Introduction A soil ecosystem is an example of a complex ecosystem as it contains a lot of living,…
Q: One of the most remarkable aspects of Homo naledi is the species' lack of bipedalism. fully modern…
A: Homo Naledi is a group of archaic humans discovered in South Africa's rising star cave dating back…
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- In the animal kingdom today, poikilotherms outnumberhomeotherms by a great margin. Why is poikilothermy asuccessful way of life even though poikilotherms sometimesmust compete successfully with homeotherms to survive?Lucy is a member of what species?a. Homo erectusb. Australopithecus afarensisc. H. habilisd. Paranthropus robustuse. None of these are correct.Which species was probably the first of the genus Homo to migratefrom Africa?a. Homo erectusb. Homo habilisc. Denisovansd. Homo florensiensise. None of these are correct.
- Which species was probably the fi rst of the genus Homo to migratefrom Africa?a. Homo erectus d. Homo habilisb. Denisovans e. None of these are correct.c. Neandertalsapt is an important living organism beacauseTake a look at the skulls out on display Define and describe the differences between the groupso Australopithecuso Homo habiliso Homo erectuso Homo heidelbergensis How are the non-human primates similar? How do they fit into the tree? Which examples do wehave out?
- Other than larger brain / greater intelligence, which single behavioral or biological innovation / adaptation unique to the genus Homo (bipedalism, thumbs etc are NOT unique to Homo) do you think furthest propelled the genus Homo evolutionarily, and why?. As of this writing in 2016, no Neanderthal-derivedY chromosome nor mitochondrial DNA sequenceshas ever been found in a modern human. Proposetwo alternative explanations.Which of the following is the largestmammal?A. Whale B. RhinocerosC. Elephant D. Human
- Professor Andrew, a paleontologist discovers a transitional fossil between a stem amniote and mammal. In 150 words express on what group of animals this might have belonged to and on their major antomical features !Many species of animals make alarm calls, whichwarn others in their group that a predator isapproaching. Alarm calls also attract the attention of the predator, making it more likely thatthe individual making the call will be eaten. Whymight natural selection favor the evolution ofalarm calls in a species? How might you test thathypothesis?Taphonomy tells us ab0ut preservati0n biases in the fossil rec0rd. What kind of biases affect 0ur understanding 0f the large animals 0f the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous? (a short list with explanations or 2-3 short paragraphs) need help asap, thank you in advance